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Food Journals
My dear friends, this is where you will find my personal collection of journals, culinary reflections, recipes, and travel experiences.



Rethinking Waste In Your Kitchen: Unlocking Flavor, Savings, and Sustainability
Honoring every ingredient by cooking mindfully, rethinking food waste, and staying accountable to the impact of my work. I’m listening to a Science Friday episode right now called “Where Does Plastic and Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?” A conversation between journalist Alexander Clapp and host Flora Lichtman. It is scratching at questions I have had for years: What actually happens to our recycling? What is truly worth recycling anymore? Clapp recently released his b
Dec 3, 2025


Kanzuri, The Snow - Fermented Chili Paste of Myoko
The process of snow-fermenting is both traditional and purposeful. This story is about Kanzuri: a little jar of chili pepper paste. It's spi
Jan 19, 2025


How to Eat Well While Traveling Portugal
In the last few days of a month in Portugal, I'm reflecting on what it means to eat well, and the best ways to do it while traveling.
Jun 30, 2024


24-Hour Venison Shoulder Recipe: Fire, Smoke, and Marrow Magic.
On making new friends, open-fire cooking and fresh venison meat. It was mid-November, and I had hired Paige to come out to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. We were headed out to cook with some of my favorite clients, hunters on their private land who hunt elk, deer, grouse, mushrooms, and more. Naturally this made both of us excited: I grew up bow hunting deer and shooting pheasants with my family in the Midwest, so cooking for a group like felt close to home, personal an
Dec 22, 2025


Gluten-Free Chocolate Torte + Fresh berries
This is one of my new favorites, one that I've made countless times this summer - in the oven or over the fire. It is fantastic even if you undercook (melty chocolate brownie feel) or "over cook" - crispy brownie mouthfeel. Gluten-Free Chocolate Torte + Fresh berries Ingredients: 6 ounces/170 grams roasted (see Tip) hulled almonds 1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar or coconut sugar 8 ounces/227 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup/227 grams salted butter, cubed 1 tablesp
Oct 24, 2025


A Chef's Guide to Salmon Sustainability and Ethical Fish Consumption
This guide aims to simplify the complexities of salmon sourcing and equip you with practical tips for buying, eating, and enjoying salmon.
Feb 27, 2025


Buckwheat: Sustainable and Healthy Japanese Soba Dishes + Drinks
This ancient grain takes it's origin from Southeast Asia, but buckwheat products can be found these days in kitchens all over the world....
Feb 9, 2025


Matcha Chia Pudding and Buckwheat Shortbread Crumble
An easy 10 minutes of planning the night before will give you this delicious breakfast pudding, aka breakfast dessert. If you’re like me,...
Feb 2, 2025


Creating Confit Duck Fabada: a Taste of Asturias, Spain
My rendition of the traditional Asturian dish combining Spanish home-cooking while showcasing the incredible local sausage + duck.
Jan 8, 2025


Seasonal Winter Produce, Thoughts on this month December, and a little Eggplant Caponata Recipe.
December is already flying by without my consent, but the falling snow is more than welcome to keep it coming for the winter season here in
Dec 4, 2024


Crafting Your Holiday Dinner Party: Local Ingredients + Health Conscious Holiday Planning
I wanted to share my meal planning flow and ideas for planning, cooking and hosting a Holiday Dinner Party.
Nov 15, 2024


My Resources for Foraging and Cooking
My favorite resources that I use for identifying wild mushrooms, and lending inspiration for many of my recipes
Oct 26, 2024


Transforming Your Lobster Mushrooms into a Cult Classic: Lobster (Mushroom) Rolls
Transforming Your Lobster Mushrooms into a Cult Classic: Lobster (Mushroom) Rolls
Oct 21, 2024




Macadamia-Almond Crema
Easy and Versatile Nut Crema Recipes for all my Non-Dairy Friends
Oct 21, 2024


Caramelized Onion and Chanterelle Jam
One of my favorite condiments out there: Onion Marmelade, but made with natures jewels: Golden Pacific Chanterelles.
Oct 8, 2024


Fall Staple: a Recipe for Honeynut Squash Soup
This recipe is a good staple for these rainy and cold months, to save in the freezer or starter for a fall dinner party.
Oct 8, 2024


Heirloom Tomato Season, Autumn Equinox, and September Seasonal Produce
A little bit on the past few hours, days and weeks of my life and my constant thoughts on how to write about my love
Sep 23, 2024


How I Bottle Up Summer: A Recipe for Purple Shiso + Macadamia Pesto
How I Bottle Up Summer: A Recipe for Purple Shiso + Macadamia Pesto
Sep 23, 2024


How to Elope in the Pacific Northwest:
How to Elope in the Pacific Northwest: The Ultimate Guide for a Magical Experience
Sep 6, 2024

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